What is Gender Selection?

November 23, 2018

What is Gender Selection?

If you are trying to get pregnant, then you have come to the right place. Ferny is the best fertility clinic in NYC and has a team of fully trained staff to support you in this journey. We offer a range of fertility treatments, and one of these is gender selection if you are choosing to conceive through IVF. Below we are going to talk about gender selection, how it is available and what happens if you opt for this treatment.

How Does This Work?

If you have chosen to conceive through IVF, Ferny offers you the choice of gender selection. After the lab has fertilized your eggs, we will draw a sample cell to identify the gender of your baby. After this, we will implant the embryos of your chosen gender into your uterus and wait for the results. Many people are hoping for a specific gender when they get pregnant and this way you can ensure that you get the one you are hoping for. It might be the case that you already have a little girl and now want a little boy. Or vice versa. For whatever reason you want to do this, Ferny offers this treatment to you.

It is important to note that this is only available to people who also opt to have PGS testing after their eggs have been extracted.

What Is PGS Testing?

PGS stands for Preimplantation Genetic Screening. This means that a sample will be taken from the embryos to ensure that there is no genetic disease or disorders that are going to be passed down to your baby. This is not a test that is designed to worry you. It is offered so that parents know if their baby is going to have a defect of some sort and can choose whether or not to proceed with attempting to get pregnant.

At Ferny, we have a full team of knowledgeable professionals who will be glad to meet with you and talk about all your fertility goals. One of these professionals will also be able to give you a diagnosis as a result of the PGS and be able to give you the best possible advice about how to move forward.

Why Do This?

There are many people who don’t believe in gender selection, but here at Ferny, we believe there are many reasons why someone would want to choose the gender of their child. One of these is because of genetic diseases. There are some genetic diseases that only one of the sexes can have. With gender selection, this eliminates that problem and can help a couple start to plan a family that they may have otherwise hesitated to start.

As well as this, it gives the parents time to prepare for the baby’s arrival. If you do not know the gender of your child, you might find it difficult to get ready regarding what to buy. Gender selection cuts this problem out and can give couples that peace of mind that they need when starting a family.

We hope that you find this article helpful and understand more about the gender selection treatment that Ferny offers.

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Treatments for infertility are achieving greater-than-ever success rates. The Ferny fertility clinic of Manhattan, NYC is at the very forefront of these advances, helping couples and individuals, including same-sex partners, realize their dream of having a baby.